The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-01
TOO HEALTHY FOR DOCTORS.
THE sALUBR1oUs AIR AND GOOD WATER
MAKE THE TOWN A POOR PLACE FOR
PRACTITIONERS IN THE HEALING ART.
Crops and Cyclones...Kickfng Mules
and PiOus Preachers Lovely
Maidens...Thrifty FarmerS...Rest-
ing Teachers..-The Grave Takes
Innocent Childhood, and Closes
NISETY.SIx. =. c.. May 81, 1873,

NINETY-SIX. =. c., May 81. 1887.
Mayor Watson and Mr.. Duncan Phillips
have returned from Washington. They were
well pleased and enjoyed their trip. =.
Major Fouche reports the plnder crop In
fine condition. He confidently looks for fifty
bushels per acre. ~
Ninety-Six is exceedingly quiet! No cy-
clones. no big meetings and not even ghost
to be seen In the town or It's suburbs.
Mrs. w. l.. Anderson, Jr. has been on visit
tn her parents at Georges, S. c..
Mr.. Nc. Turner is the boss landlord. His
tenants have the best crops about town.
The far famed "kicking mule" once the
property of Col. sam. Wallingford. is no more.
She kicked everybody that came in her reach
and finally "kicked the bucket"
Miss Bessie Mclaughlin, OF Alabama, Is WIS.,
iting Mrs. Geo. NJ Anderson.
Miss Bessie Hill, of Greenwood, has been
visiting friends In town.
as many as thirty-fve hands chopplng cotton.
In addition to n large cotton and corn crop,
Mr. D. Fl. Thompkins has over fifty acres OF
peas planted. He is q good farmer.
been visiting her sister, Mrs. +. NJ. Pope.
Mr.. McGhan, Of Aiken, passed through town
| last week with several fine horses for Ashe-
| vile, n. G.
Capt King is making some needed improve
ments to the bridge over Wilson's creek, near
Among the things that were" is our bottom
corn. Upland corn Is the safest crop.
on the advance. New members at every
meeting King alcohol must CO.
Mr.. A. G. Hart, one of Greenviles most
promising young business men, was In town
last week for short time.
Among the visitors to our town in the last
few days, are Rev. w. H. Lawton, OF Orange
burg; Miss Minnie Bozeman. of Greenvllle:
Col. Alex. Stuart. of Greenville; Mr.. Thomas
D. Jackson, of Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Fl.
Bailey, Laurens; Mr.. Ed. Penn. Greenwood:
Mrs. w. S. Wightman, Of Anderson; MT. W:
H. Mays, Greenwood; DIR. G: F. 8: Wright. Of
Columbia; Col. A. Coward, Rev. Mr. Corley,
Messrs. J. D. Moore and John A. Watson
spent last Sunday in Chappells.
santuc Union county, having completed his
school term, has come home to spend the va.
cation with his parents. .
DR.. g. c. Taggart. who commenced the prac-
| tice of medicine here few months ago, has
concluded that the good health Of Ninety-Six
will not warrant his staying, so he has moved
to Vaughnville, Newberry county. While the
Doctor only stayed with us q short time. new
ertheless he was very agreeable and popular,
and we commend him TO the good people OF
| Vaughnville.
Mr Freeman 6. Martin, living in Edgefield
Hb at the age Sa Of
| During long life Mr. Martin enjoyed the re-
spect and confidence Of all who came In con-
tact with him: He leaves wife and three
children. who haye the sympathy OF large
Mr. ]. A. Stuart. one Of the best farmers of
our section, called in to see Us few days ago.
He represents his crop as doing we'll. His
close attention to business Nothing is more;
bene neficial to a crop than constant fast work.
Last Sunday being the fifth Sunday. the
three Sunday schools met In the Presbyterian
Corley, OF Newberry, at II O'Clock A. NJ. and
in the evening the Rev. w. H. Lawton preach
ed In the same church to q large and apprecia-
tive congregation. Rev. Mr.. Corley preached
at night.
The many friends of Mr.. w. P. Lipford sym
pathize with him in the loss OF his child last
week. EAST END.